ON THIS PLANT
Impatiens platypetala is variable species of perennial Impatiens discovered on the island of Java and widespread throughout Indonesia. It reaches 1 m (3.3 ft) high, with bright orange flowers that have a white eye in the center. The ovate to lanceolate-ovate leaves are 5 to 12 cm (2.0 to 4.7 in) long. It produces the anthocyanin aurantinidin.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Broad-petaled Balsam
